CHAMPION: Australia's Jay Merchant Wins 2024 Australian National Championships

Australia

SKIP
Jay
Merchant

Third
Dean
Hewitt

Second
Tanner
Davis

Lead
Justin
Grundy

Games:	6
Record:	6W - 0L
PF/G:	16.43
PA/G:	4.52
Hammer Efficiency:	0.65
Steal Defense:	0.15
Force Efficiency:	0.67
Steal Efficiency:	0.45

Australia's Jay Merchant won 6-5 over Australia's Matt Panoussi in the Final of the Australian National Championships, held June 6 - 9, 2023 in Naseby, New Zealand.

Australia's Jay Merchant finished 3-0 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Australia's Jay Merchant defeated Australia's Ian Gagnon 13-4, then won 13-1 against Australia's Will Stirling and 21-0 against Australia's Benjamin Wayman in their final qualifying round match.

For winning the Australian National Championships Championship title, Australia's Jay Merchant earned 3.750 world rankings points. Australia's Jay Merchant gained 7.5 points improving upon their best 2 events, though dropped 225 spots on the World Ranking Standings into 225thplace overall with 7.500 total points. Australia's Jay Merchant ranks 7th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 3.750 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2024	12	8	0	0.600	0-2	1-2	0-0	0-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2024	119	119	80	10.00	6.72	3.28	5.21	4.37	1.92	1.54	0.42

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2024	58	86	15	1	6-0	2-0	16-5	1.48	0.26	0.42	0.17

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2024	61	33	65	4	3-2	2-1	5-15	0.54	1.07	0.57	0.25

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